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While primarily focussed on these investigations, the book also provides details of Stevens' personal life, such as the fact that he was born in [[New Zealand]] on [[22 November]] [[1945]] as the illegitimate son of a wealthy 17-year-old girl and an [[United States of America|American]] GI who died before he was born. His interest in journalism was sparked by the [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|assassination]] of [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[John F. Kennedy]] on his 18th birthday in [[1963]]. After moving to the [[United Kingdom]] in [[1968]], he married [[Natasha Stevens|Natasha Howarth]], the daughter of [[Howarth (Who Killed Kennedy)|Lord Howarth]], in [[September]] 1969. However, their marriage proved to short-lived due to Stevens cheating on her with another woman, also named Natasha. | While primarily focussed on these investigations, the book also provides details of Stevens' personal life, such as the fact that he was born in [[New Zealand]] on [[22 November]] [[1945]] as the illegitimate son of a wealthy 17-year-old girl and an [[United States of America|American]] GI who died before he was born. His interest in journalism was sparked by the [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|assassination]] of [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[John F. Kennedy]] on his 18th birthday in [[1963]]. After moving to the [[United Kingdom]] in [[1968]], he married [[Natasha Stevens|Natasha Howarth]], the daughter of [[Howarth (Who Killed Kennedy)|Lord Howarth]], in [[September]] 1969. However, their marriage proved to short-lived due to Stevens cheating on her with another woman, also named Natasha. | ||
In October 1969, Stevens began researching the book when he was working for the ''[[Daily Chronicle]]''. Through the paper's crank line, he received a report from an [[Ashbridge Cottage Hospital]] porter named [[Mullins]] that a [[Third Doctor|man with inhuman blood]] had been admitted into the hospital. Upon arriving at the hospital, Stevens noticed the presence of [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], the commander of the British division of UNIT. Several days later, the United Kingdom suffered its worst terrorist attack of the 1970s. Unbeknownst to Stevens, [[Black Thursday]] was in actuality a cover story for the attempted [[Nestene]] invasion of Earth. These two incidents marked the beginning of Stevens' two year investigation of UNIT, C19 and a series of ''agent provocateurs'' known as "[[the Doctor]]" who had been involved in numerous unusual incidents over the course of almost thirty years. He believed that these "Doctor" agents were malevolent figures in the employ of C19 and, along with UNIT, were secretly working against the interests of the United Kingdom. | In October 1969, Stevens began researching the book when he was working for the ''[[Daily Chronicle]]''. Through the paper's crank line, he received a report from an [[Ashbridge Cottage Hospital]] porter named [[Fred Mullins|Mullins]] that a [[Third Doctor|man with inhuman blood]] had been admitted into the hospital. Upon arriving at the hospital, Stevens noticed the presence of [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], the commander of the British division of UNIT. Several days later, the United Kingdom suffered its worst terrorist attack of the 1970s. Unbeknownst to Stevens, [[Black Thursday]] was in actuality a cover story for the attempted [[Nestene]] invasion of Earth. These two incidents marked the beginning of Stevens' two year investigation of UNIT, C19 and a series of ''agent provocateurs'' known as "[[the Doctor]]" who had been involved in numerous unusual incidents over the course of almost thirty years. He believed that these "Doctor" agents were malevolent figures in the employ of C19 and, along with UNIT, were secretly working against the interests of the United Kingdom. | ||
Shortly after Black Thursday, in [[November]] 1969, Stevens investigated the [[Silurian virus|plague outbreak]] which began at the [[Wenley Moor nuclear research facility]] and killed approximately 400 people in both the UK and continental [[Europe]], including [[Edward Masters|Frederick Masters]], the Permanent Under-Secretary at the [[Ministry of Defence]]. In the midst of the crisis, Stevens was provided with the phone number of the facility by a {{Delgado|n=mysterious informant}}. He briefly spoke to Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart but the UNIT commander slammed down the phone when he realising that he was speaking with a journalist. In his "Bad Science" series of articles, Stevens attributed the failures of both the Wenley Moor facility and the subsequent [[Inferno Project]] to the [[Labour Party]] [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Harold Wilson]]. As the collected "Bad Science" articles were published as a book only days before the UK general election in [[June]] [[1970]], they were regarded as instrumental in winning the election for the [[Conservative Party]], led by [[Edward Heath]]. However, Stevens himself believed that the role of the book in bringing down the Wilson government was exaggerated. | Shortly after Black Thursday, in [[November]] 1969, Stevens investigated the [[Silurian virus|plague outbreak]] which began at the [[Wenley Moor nuclear research facility]] and killed approximately 400 people in both the UK and continental [[Europe]], including [[Edward Masters|Frederick Masters]], the Permanent Under-Secretary at the [[Ministry of Defence]]. In the midst of the crisis, Stevens was provided with the phone number of the facility by a {{Delgado|n=mysterious informant}}. He briefly spoke to Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart but the UNIT commander slammed down the phone when he realising that he was speaking with a journalist. In his "Bad Science" series of articles, Stevens attributed the failures of both the Wenley Moor facility and the subsequent [[Inferno Project]] to the [[Labour Party]] [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Harold Wilson]]. As the collected "Bad Science" articles were published as a book only days before the UK general election in [[June]] [[1970]], they were regarded as instrumental in winning the election for the [[Conservative Party]], led by [[Edward Heath]]. However, Stevens himself believed that the role of the book in bringing down the Wilson government was exaggerated. | ||